Report: Deputy resigns after sex assault allegations

A Harris County sheriff’s deputy accused of sexually assaulting a woman has reportedly resigned.

The accuser tells KHOU-Channel 11 that she was attacked while the officer questioned her inside her Cloverleaf apartment on Tuesday. Her children were inside the home during the assault, Lisa Rodriguez said.

Victims of sexual crimes are not usually identified in the media, but Rodriguez says she wanted to tell her story to KHOU to warn other women who may be victims of the same officer.

Rodriguez says the deputy, who has not been charged, came to her home because of a warrant out for her arrest in an assault case. The officer fondled her breasts as he talked to her outside, Rodriguez tells the station, and he then suggested they talk inside her home.

The two ended up in her bedroom, the woman says:

“He says, so what are you going to do about this warrant?” Rodriguez said. “And he grabs my hand and puts it on his private parts.”

Rodriguez said she was forced to perform a sexual act on the deputy.

“I’m thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, if I don’t do this, I’m going to go to jail,’ ” she said.

The woman’s two young daughters and a niece were inside the home during the alleged attack.

The accusations were reported to Houston police after the officer left, Rodriguez said. The officer has resigned and the Sheriff’s Office is investigating. His name will be released after the investigation, KHOU says.